Pike fishing the Fens: Plus, how to tie a single hook rig & stop

This week's journal sees me out on the bank for a short session deadbaiting on the Lincolnshire fens!
Plus some instructional vids of how to tie my single curved hook rig with hair and my power gum stop knot.
Also get a visit from the VBS and have my licence checked
vlog #62
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[@daraghsheehy8711]

I'm pike fish in Ireland and changing over to single hook your videos are great no bull involved

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Thanks Daragh 👍👍🎣🎣

[@shellandlee24]

Just got in from work and just what I needed to help me get into the pike fishing spirit ready for the weekend 🎣🎣🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊.. Brilliant video

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Thanks for the kind words always appreciated 👍🎣

[@grahamrobinson6455]

Hey great video Mark. Made me laugh at the start 🤣 and when you mentioned the mountain goat lol that's what my brother used to call me on the fen banks back in the day lol not so much now. Nice seeing how you tie your single hooks 👍🏻. Unlucky with the no catch but like we say sometimes it's not all about catching its just good to be out . Keep the videos coming really look forward to them . I enjoy doing mine but I'm not to clued-up with the editing 😟🤷‍♂️ lol but I'm getting there lol. Tight lines mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Cheers Graham always appreciate the comments pal

[@ihcfn]

Relatively new to dead baiting but, have you tried 49 strand wire? Lovely stuff, genuinely is more like a braid (I was sceptical). Also have had good results with circle hooks, all been in the scissors so far, have you tried them? great video, thanks.

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Changed over to single hooks last season, they're all I use now. I'll take a look at the 49 strand Cheers and tight lines 👍🎣

[@ihcfn]

Thanks for the reply, I saw you were using curved hooks and wondered if you had tried circle hooks and if the results were similar. Cheers.

[@stevebrady2626]

Interesting vid Mark. When using the hair rig do you prefer to go into the tail root or head?

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Always the tail Steve

[@Outdoorslover1]

One question : how do you attach fish onto the hair rig? What do you use as a hair stop? Cheers

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Hi Mariusz, I use an extra long splicing needle to attach and a twig or plant stem from the bank as a hair stop, take a look at this video at approx 2:45 in ruclips.net/video/ebPPEyRaejE/видео.html

[@PaddyByrne931]

What is the loop sticking out past the hook for??

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Experimental rig for hair rigging deadbaits

[@PaddyByrne931]

Id like to see it set up with a dead bait, never seen that before, thanks for replying ​@@Fishing4Pleasure

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

try this video ruclips.net/video/ebPPEyRaejE/видео.htmlsi=xrBMUvQ6V5NovMR6 about 2:30 on mounting the deadbait and there's a link in the description of the video on how to tie them

[@PaddyByrne931]

@@Fishing4Pleasure Cheers thanks and hello from Ireland, love pike fishing 🎣, subbed

[@chrisbull9902]

Great video as always Mark. Real life fishing! Interested in your single hook hair rigs as seem so much kinder on the pike. Which brand of size 4 hook did you mention? A bit old and forgretful 😁

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

I use size 4 curved micro barbed hooks from Mosquito Angling. Very strong, sharp and great value for money

[@tommylewis8042]

What do you use as a hair stop for your hair rig

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Twigs and plant stems on the bank, if none available I carry wooden kebab skewers which I cut to size

[@nathansfishing2620]

That wire was kinked as you made the rig looks real crap stuff

[@Fishing4Pleasure]

Straightens very easily and after loads of fish on that wire in my opinion far superior to fox or drennan. But hey each to his own